However, whether deliberate or not, deceptive graphs are extremely difficult to explain away and can make the reader suspect both the content and intent of all other information contained in a report. Thus, graphs must be designed, assessed, and presented with great care. ... IS THE GRAPH This is the first issue to resolve.
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For my AP Stats project, I need to find a graph that I believe is deceptive and then redraw it and do all this analysis. I'm perfectly willing and ... Even if you can't tell whether a graph is deceptive or not, still feel free to post it here! A great way to find deceptive graphs, though, is to go to individual companies'
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In presenting the results of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, CNN.com used a visually distorted graph* that falsely conveyed the impression that Democrats far outnumber Republicans and Independents in thinking the Florida state court was right to order Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed.
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The graphs all show that the recent temperatures are within the normal deviation. The last trys to show a “perfect correlation” between temperature and CO2 concentration. However, it’s far from perfect. Just take a look at the last few years on the graph. ... Nice job of deceptive scaling of graphs.
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Here's a deceptive looking graph that's been distributed around the Internet which I feel is doing a big injustice to what is happening in the real world. As ... Here’s a deceptive looking graph that’s been distributed around the Internet which I feel is doing a big injustice to what is happening in the real world.
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Avoiding a deceptive graph ... This graph includes what appears to be a vertical portion.  However, we look at the denominator and see the function is undefined at x = 2.  We will draw the graph again, but this time, we will use the window shown to the right.
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Yet More Deceptive Graphs ... There are two interesting things about that graph. One is just how badly DKos traffic dwarfs RedState. The two really aren't comparable. When you look at website traffic on community-oriented sites like DKos and RedState, you get vastly different behaviors at different scale.
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Well the graph is missing one key feature. There is no label on the y-axis. So the numbers on the tops of the columns mean nothing. Iphone may have the largest number but what does that number stand for. It could mean that is has made the much in profit or that it has had that many defects.
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* Make sure the graph is not deceptive. ... Make Sure the Graph Is Not Deceptive. The graph discrepancy index (GDI) is an important tool for determining whether or not the scales of a bar or line graph accurately depict the underlying data.
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; Next: Cost of Living Up: Graphical design Previous: Principles of good graphical Contents; ... Here are some examples of bad graphs. Can you identify some of the problems with these graphs? ... Cost of Living...
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